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As the newly minted FDIC chair, he saw his agency rise to the challenge of 9/11
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (769+ words) Donald E. Powell served as chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. from 2001 to 2005. He was sworn in 13 days before the 9/11 attacks. On the morning of September 11, 2001, I was in the FDIC's offices in Washington, D.C., hosting a breakfast for a group…...
As the only Fed governor in DC on 9/11, he led the central bank's response
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (623+ words) Roger W. Ferguson, Jr. served as a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors from 1997 to 2006. From October 1999 through the end of his term, he was vice chair of the Federal Reserve. When terrorists crashed two planes into the Twin…...
Trump renews his calls to cap credit card fees
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (233+ words) President Donald Trump at the inaugural Republican midterm convention in Dallas revived his push to cap credit card swipe fees in a nearly two-hour address that also promised Americans a $5,000 payday if the GOP stayed in power. Wednesday's comments mark…...
AI agents don't have to fail in order to cause major problems for banks
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (409+ words) AI agents are also beginning to participate directly in payments. Visa's U.S. pilots have executed agent-initiated consumer and B2B purchases, while several European banks including Barclays, BBVA, ING, and Lloyds Banking Group have completed live agent-executed transactions. While banking agents are typically…...
Do banks need a nutrition label for their AI model data?
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (814+ words) Like any AI model, a generative AI model is only as good as the data it's fed. But how do you know you have good data?Some bank technologists are answering this question with the concept of a "nutrition label....
Inflation expectations high but steady in key Fed survey
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (831+ words) NEW YORK — Consumers expect inflation to remain above the Federal Reserve's 2% target this year and for the next several years, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's latest survey of consumer expectations. The monthly survey, which is often…...
Credit unions have an AI risk gap: American Banker research
1+ week, 3+ day ago (492+ words) As financial institutions increase their use of artificial intelligence, the risk that results when AI models go astray will also increase. New American Banker research suggests credit unions do not give this risk the same weight as other financial firms....
Fed to address conflicts of interest for reserve bank officials
1+ week, 3+ day ago (735+ words) The Federal Reserve system will reform its processes for identifying and hiring key officials at its 12 reserve banks. An investigation by the central bank's inspector general identified several issues in the way reserve banks hire presidents and directors. These include…...
Fed's Barr noncommittal on September rate hike
1+ week, 4+ day ago (870+ words) Federal Reserve Gov. Michael Barr is ready to act "decisively to raise rates" — but only if August inflation data comes in hot. In a Tuesday morning speech, Barr said he is open to either hiking interest rates at this month's…...
Banks are outsourcing their AI strategies to their vendors
1+ week, 4+ day ago (437+ words) Bank-fintech relationships are responsible for some of the most popular financial innovations of our time. We have these relationships to thank for neobanking, an innovation that has lowered the barrier to entry for banking and improved financial inclusion. Despite all…...